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Majority agree with bill to regulate NGOs: poll

Activists and Songkhla residents rally outside Government House on Dec 14, 2021 to demand the government delay the industrial complex in Chana district of Songkhla. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

A majority of people agree with a draft bill aimed at regulating the operations of non-governmental organisations, requiring NGOs to reveal sources of funding, the amounts of foreign funds and their purposes, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on Jan 10-12 via telephone interviews with 1,314 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education and occupations throughout the country to compile their opinions on the bill.

On the requirement for NGOs to reveal their sources of funding, 52.36% strongly agreed with…

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